Xbox Free Games With Gold Now Available: Costume Quest 2 and Grid 2

Sunset Overdrive also still available.

The first wave of free Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles as part of Xbox Live’s Games With Gold promotion are now live.

Defense Grid 2 (Xbox One), the acclaimed follow-up to the original, and Grid 2 (Xbox 360), Codemasters’ racing simulation, are now available for subscribers. The former is available from May 1st to 31st while the latter is available from May 1st to 15th. And thanks to backwards compatibility, Xbox One consumers can experience both games for free.

Costume Quest 2 (Xbox One) and Peggle (Xbox 360) will be both be available from May 16th onwards, though the former is available till June 15th while the latter will be available till May 31st.

For those who missed out on the phenomenal Sunset Overdrive from April, it’s still free until May 15th. Download it now because honestly, what excuse do you have for missing out on it? Expect Sony to reveal PlayStation Plus’s Instant Game Collection for May sometime this week. In the meantime, let us know what you think of this month’s Games With Gold in the comments.